Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 06 September 2025
Mr. TSG Bhasker, Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (ANTCC), has urged the Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Administration to take pressing steps for the reallocation of unfilled All India Quota (AIQ) seats within the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences (ANIIMS) to deserving native college students.
In a letter dated September 2, 2025, Mr. Bhasker expressed concern over the recurring wastage of beneficial MBBS seats reserved underneath the AIQ, which regularly stay vacant after the counselling course of. He identified that regardless of a powerful demand for medical schooling amongst Island youth, these seats aren’t transferred to native candidates, resulting in a everlasting lack of educational alternatives.
Calling the matter each “an administrative lapse” and “a gross injustice,” Mr. Bhasker stated, “At a time when the Islands are in dire need of more healthcare professionals and educational opportunities, allowing seats to go vacant is simply unacceptable.”
He additional appealed to the Administration to provoke discussions with the Centre and related medical schooling authorities, citing examples from different states which have efficiently ensured reallocation of such seats to native college students.
According to Mr. Bhasker, such a coverage choice wouldn’t solely make higher use of ANIIMS’s current infrastructure but in addition open crucial profession pathways for aspiring docs from the Islands, thereby strengthening the area’s healthcare system.
